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McGonagall, Sir William Topaz (1825-1902)
McGonagall, Sir William Topaz (1825-1902)
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McGonagall, Sir William Topaz (1825-1902)
Two signed poetry broadsides
McGonagall's Ode to the King […] Bonnie Montrose. [Together with:] Descriptive Poem. Broughty Ferry […] The Den of Grey. [Edinburgh: printed for the author], 1902. 2 printed broadsides (31.5 x 25cm), each containing 2 poems and signed by the author ‘Sir Wm Topaz McGonagall Poet’ to head in black ink, both backed on paper, folded and with splits and tape-repairs to folds
Two rare broadsides by the infamously bad Scottish poetaster, printed a few months before his death. One copy of McGonagall's Ode to the King […] Bonnie Montrose traced in libraries, at the National Library of Scotland; no other copy located for Broughty Ferry […] The Den of Grey.
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McGonagall, Sir William Topaz (1825-1902)

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Jun 19, 2024 5:00 AM EDT|
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